A family friend who knew John Holt claims that after hearing him sing with the London Philharmonic Orchestra, Frank Sinatra told him that he had a great range and he must come and sing with him in Las Vegas. JH politely declined however because FS insisted that he cut off his locks and was clean shaven.

My niece's boyfriend is in the reggae industry and says when he met Major Mackerel for the first time he nearly passed out. Mackerel put his feet up on a table and they stunk to high heaven. This is how he got his name because he feet smell like mackerel. Is this true?

My postman, who isn't in the reggae industry as far as I know (apart from the parcels he sometimes delivers to me), told me that Prince Far-I was actually called that because he could see things a really really long way off and that his near sight was rubbish hence why he was always squinting in photos

Well RG, the Major Mackerel story sounds fishy to me. There's a time and a plaice for this sort of thing but discussions like this are unlikely to net us any new members.Ras Berry's story on the other hand I find totally believable because I've had some personal dealings with him that would lead me to believe he is an entirely trustworthy source Mark T

Ras Berry wrote:My postman, who isn't in the reggae industry as far as I know (apart from the parcels he sometimes delivers to me), told me that Prince Far-I was actually called that because he could see things a really really long way off and that his near sight was rubbish hence why he was always squinting in photos

j j wrote:I heard that Gospel Fish was so called because he had gills & liked reading the bible??

JJ, I'm very surprised and disappointed with your post. How dare you introduce humour onto a serious reggae discussion board? Even worse, you failed to obtain permission from the Board Policeman Mark T. Potential new members will be horrified by your post and will go to the Trojan Forum instead.